I do not want to be a vegetarian, but is there anything I can do to help?!

Organic means no artificial chemical used on the product but does not say anything about how the animal itself was treated. A chicken can be raised in a shoe box, force fed corn and killed after 30 days and it can/will still be labeled "organic". "Cage free" can also be tricky because there are standards for how many chickens can be placed in a given area. Four hundred chickens crowded into a 100 square foot "open field", can still be called "cage-free". What you really have to do is check each farm/supplier to see if they actually treat their animals well under the circumstances. And be prepared to pay premium because "organic/cage free/cruelty free etc" will cost double even triple than "regular" meat/dairy/egg products.

Every time you do eat an animal/animal product, make sure you don't waste anything so that at least the animal did not die in vain. As much as possible, follow the "eating from nose to tail" principle.

If you have some land, you can raise your own. Just enough to meet your needs.

Organic does not mean cruelty-free. In fact, by not allowing antibiotics for cows used for organic milk, that's even crueler. "Cage-free" and "free-range" are examples of greenwashing. The hens really don't get much more space, and they're still killed when production declines.

There's no such thing as a humane animal product.

Since you don't want to be vegetarian (why?), your best bet is to reduce your consumption of animal products. There's Meatless Mondays, where you abstain from meat once a week. There's Mark Bittman's VB6, where you eat vegan foods before 6pm and then a modest amount of meat for your evening meal. You can eat meat as a condiment or only once in a while. The key here is reducing your consumption of animal foods, whichever way works for you.

And it's small, but avoid buying personal care and household items from companies that test on animals. Don't go to zoos or circuses. If you are looking at getting a pet, go to your local shelter or rescue group. Don't buy clothes with silk, wool, leather, or fur.

Good luck!

i admire your want to help out animal well fare.

Ideas:
-stop wearing leather/animal material clothing
-practice meat-free Mondays (don't eat any meat on Mondays)
-buy eggs/milk/meat at a farmers market and ask about the well-fare of the animals that produced the products
-encourage friends/family to do the same

edit: whats up with the thumbs downs?--every little bit helps, and i simply suggested a few ways to help animals without cutting out meat.

i'm vegetarian

There is "organic", then there's "bio-dynamic". Bio-dynamic farming treats the animal or plant as an individual and affords the best upbringing, and slaughter. I am a 30+ year vegetarian and believe the decision is yours, and who am I to attack you for it. Everyone does what they can and what they feel comfortable with.

"Organic" means free of growth hormones and most antibiotics, it has nothing to do with animal welfare.
"Cage free" means the chickens are kept crammed in pitch-black sheds breathing in the ammonia of their own excrement....as opposed to being crammed into cages in said sheds.

If you care about animals, stop paying for them to be killed.

What has organic got to do with anything?
It certainly doesn't meat cruelty free. It just means the cows are fed grass. They're still chained and caged in filthy dungeons, or can be. They're still given a weak electric shock before they get cut to pieces, often still alive.

"Cage free" and "free range" do not mean humane, and they are not in any way.

http://www.humanemyth.org/cagefree.htm
http://www.peacefulprairie.org/freerange1.html
http://www.cok.net/lit/freerange.php

Watch the documentary "Food Inc." and show it to other people. You can probably watch it online.

Try to get local meat, dairy, and eggs that are from farms, not factory's.

Buy food locally from farmers who don't factory farm. Also, grow your own veggies and make a compost pile.

I don't get it. Do you want to be a vegetarian or not? It's your choice.